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Apple's compliance with Beijing is morally weak but financially strong, not just for them but for Apple Developers.

A month ago, Apple noted that it has 1.8 million developers in China (and/or developers publishing to China -- not clear to me). At any rate, the Apple platform has made those developers $17 billion dollars.[1]

So China is big business for Apple developers and I assume many of those developers are US/CA/EU/AU/etc. who benefit from the platform being available in China.

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/03/apples-tim-cook-says-develop...

When you say "moral" are they your morals or the developer's and China's morals? Does your morals accommodate theirs or is it too restrictive?

Yes, those are my own assessments.

It's possible that someone could view Apple's decision to compromise its customers privacy to remain in the Chinese market as "morally strong". I would like to hear a defense of that position if someone held it.

Apple's decision appears to be legally compliant but morality must transcend legality in my worldview. i.e. the "good men" argument per Emerson or others